For new head coach Chris Klieman and his staff, the early signing period was a big success. His first class fro Kansas State may not have gotten high grades by the recruiting services, but it addressed needs and was surprisingly large considering how late he got started into the process.
Klieman was able to not only keep a large part of the recruiting class that was already committed intact, and was able to add several key pieces like Ball State runningback transfer James Gilbert (BIG need), KU-legacy FB Jax Dineen out of Lawrence (huge steal away from KU), and Bishop Miege OL Taylor Poitier (the Cats have historically done poorly recruiting at the 4A powerhouse).